Grand (CTA Blue Line station)
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| Address | 502 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′28″N 87°38′51″W / 41.891189°N 87.647578°W | ||||||||||
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| Structure | Subway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 25, 1951 | ||||||||||
| Closed | February 9, 1992 – June 25, 1999 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Chicago | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 608,090  10.6% (CTA) |
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Grand is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line.
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[edit] Station history
Grand/Milwaukee Station opened in 1951 as part of the Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway. The Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway was the second subway line in Chicago's Loop since the State Street Subway opened 8 years earlier in 1943.
Starting in 1982, Grand was closed during night and weekend hours due to low ridership. By 1992, Grand was only serving 850 passengers a day, and it was closed by the CTA on February 9, due to its low ridership and a budget crisis.[1][2] While the station was closed, the five stairways to the subway platform became garbage-strewn, and the station fell into disrepair. In 1999, the CTA decided to reopen Grand due to population growth in the area around the station. After some refurbishment on the station, Grand was reopened on June 25, 1999.[3]
[edit] Bus connections
- #8 Halsted
- #33 Magnificent Mile Express
- #56 Milwaukee
- #65 Grand
- #132 Goose Island Express
[edit] References
- ^ Gillis, Michael (January 26, 1992). "Big bus, L cuts by CTA start next weekend". Chicago Sun-Times: p. 55.
- ^ "CTA's Cuts Take Effect". Chicago Tribune: p. 2. February 9, 1992.
- ^ "CTA RE-OPENS GRAND/MILWAUKEE BLUE LINE STATION" (Press release). Chicago Transit Authority. June 24, 1999. http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Archive=y&ArticleId=1932. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
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